Meine Reparatur

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Mein Problem

Mac support diagnosed a crashed hard drive, I decided to investigate and attempt to repair. My initial plan was to replace it with a different Windows based laptop hard drive then format it using the Mac drive tools. Unfortunately the Mac disk utility did not recognize the new drive, let alone allow me to format. Even more curiously, the original hard drive that was diagnosed as "crashed" was fine after I formatted it on my Windows desktop. Yet, still would not read on the Mac. I think now it is the hard drive cable and will have to look into replacing it.

Meine Reparatur

Must look into replacing hard drive cable.

Mein Rat

Check hard drive cables before replacing hard drive

Mein Problem

Mac support diagnosed a crashed hard drive, I decided to investigate and attempt to repair. My initial plan was to replace it with a different Windows based laptop hard drive then format it using the Mac drive tools. Unfortunately the Mac disk utility did not recognize the new drive, let alone allow . . .

Mein Problem

My daughter dropped her iPod, denting the corner and shattering the screen.

Meine Reparatur

Used the iFixit guide for this repair and ordered the replacement front panel assembly. I took my time and reviewed the guide steps multiple times. Once I got the broken panel off, I took a break and basked in my success thus far. Installing the new assembly went smoothly.

The only two downsides were 1) the home button did not work post-repair (or maybe it was already a problem?). Luckily the iPod "assistant" function was on, so the Home functionality still lives. 2) The drop dented the metal corner of the case. The new glass didn't want to easly fit within the case. But some additional adhesive and overnight gentle pressure fit things together.

Mein Rat

1. Take your time.

2. Read, re-read, and review the guide as you go along.

3. Be gentle. The ribbon cables and micro connectors are delicate.

4. The wifi antenna in the upper left corner is held by a screw and a foam adhesive pad. The adhesive pad became unstuck or torn. But after reassembly, wifi works fine.

5. The doublesided tape strips provided by the kit were a bit lacking. I carefully used a very small bit of silicon adhesive glue along the outer edge.

Mein Problem

My daughter dropped her iPod, denting the corner and shattering the screen.

Meine Reparatur

Used the iFixit guide for this repair and ordered the replacement front panel assembly. I took my time and reviewed the guide steps multiple times. Once I got the broken panel off, I took a break and basked in my success th . . .

Mein Problem

The battery in my Pokemon Emerald GBA game was dead.

Meine Reparatur

I unscrewed the screw that holds the game's cover in place and then used a knife to pry the contacts from the dead battery. This took some effort as the contacts did not want to let go. I finally got the battery out and inserted the new battery. The new battery was quite a bit bigger than the old battery but it still fit. The cartridge does bulge a bit now, but it still fits in the console and still works. It also no longer puts up the warning that the internal battery is dead.

Mein Rat

The only thing I would say to anyone attempting this style of repair is to make sure you have plenty of light.

Mein Problem

The battery in my Pokemon Emerald GBA game was dead.

Meine Reparatur

I unscrewed the screw that holds the game's cover in place and then used a knife to pry the contacts from the dead battery. This took some effort as the contacts did not want to let go. I finally got the battery out and inserted the new battery. Th . . .